I'm sitting here in the seat on my Turkish Airlines flight- so far the best airline company I have ever flown. It's July 28th and I'm flying from Istanbul from Rome. Currently, the plane is passing over Thessaloniki.
My forehead is resting against the window and I stare at the ground below me, mesmerized by everything that I see. Such beautiful islands. Such beautiful coasts and land masses and mountains that have formed. i notice the beautiful greens and browns. Buildings and tress cannot even be made out because of the height that we're at.
I notice something more in addition to the wonder. There are portions of light and dark on the ground. Some parts of the Island enjoy full sun while some only see dimly. It's partly cloudy. I wonder what it's like for the people under the cloud cover. Is it a bit colder? Those that are reading the paper, are they squinting a bit more because of lack of light? But the cloud won't always be over them, it will pass.
I realize now that the plane is flying above the cloud line. I try to stare into the magnificent glow of the sun. There are no clouds to block the sun. it's always there, never changing. I think about those down there on Thessanolik, while their level of light may change depending on the clouds, the sun has never stopped giving off its light. It has never changed.
Indeed, when I am faced with hardship. When I am under my cloud. I can take comfort that the cloud will pass and that there is no problem with my sun. The sun is always shining.
"For the LORD God is a sun and shield;" Psalm 84:11
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this was good for me to hear right now.